Marijuana Expos Are the Bomb: 9 Things You Can Expect to See at An Expo

Cannabis expositions are eclectic events. There is always a little bit of everything.

For
2017, everything indicates the now hundreds of local, state, regional,
and national events will keep a low profile as President Trump’s
Washington finds its way.

Some
believe Trump will leave marijuana issues to the states as he suggested
during the campaign. But, his Attorney General Jeff Sessions swears he
will enforce the law.

In
addition, federal budget fights may leverage compliance with
restrictions on federal aid to state infrastructure and law enforcement.
So, some cannabis industry powers-that-be fears making waves with too
much celebration or too loud activism.

First things first

As
yet, there is no definitive Expo. People of like mind have gathered for
generations in one location or another to smoke, share, listen, eat,
talk, and beat drums. Certainly since, the Summer of Love (1967) and
Woodstock (1969), folks have been less shy and more willing to use in
public.

Those
mega events continue in places like festivals at Coachella, Burning
Man, and Oregon Country Fair. Cannabis industry leaders and advocacy
groups host now annual expos in multiple locations. And, citizen users
in states newly legalized will be testing freedom and limits throughout
the next 24 months.

Depending
on the size of the exhibit area, there will be one or more bars selling
coffee, wine, beer, cocktails, and soft drinks. Other exhibitors may
offer free beverages and snacks as promotions in booths on the exhibit
floor.

Food
Demonstration: Most expos have a test kitchen where a chef prepares
recipes using cannabis or hemp ingredients. The chef works with a
microphone and describes process. The demonstration may promote packaged
ingredients available for sale where legal.

If you’re lucky, the chef may hand out samples for tasting as the food is made.

Advocacy
Campaigns: Pro-marijuana advocates will staff many of the exhibit
booths. They provide significant information about marijuana, its
benefits, and the reasons to liberalize laws. They also seek to recruit
members and donations to continue their work.

Advocates
will also conduct informative workshops and seminars and deliver
speeches on the social and medical values of cannabis, the parameters of
upcoming legislative efforts, and the strategies to follow in the grass
roots (no pun intended).

Vaping
Supplies: Vaping represents a significant block of marijuana users. It
attracts a large cross-demographic market, and many of the customers see
it socially preferable to smoking habits.

Providers
of vaping devices, oils, and other paraphernalia compete heavily with
presentations and product display. Customers can legally buy most of
those products because depending on cannabis content and local law.

Medical
Aid: Medical marijuana patients take part in health tests, educational
workshops, and expert lectures on application and dosage.

Visitors,
who are unsure about how medical marijuana might serve their needs,
have chances to learn and comparison shop. Where regulations permit,
they may even taste or take home samples of edibles.

For
example, at last year’s Lift Canadian Expo, “Attendees can expect
several panels looking at issues as diverse as legalization models
around the world, parent’s experience with using medical cannabis with
children, cannabis and cancer, the future of medical cannabis in a
post-legalization world, and much more.”

Music: Some
expositions run simultaneously with music festivals. With or without
the festival, the expo provides incidental live music to contribute to
the theme or mood.

But,
it’s also true that enterprising vendors will see music related to
marijuana. They sell CDs or vinyl recorded by famed artists of yesterday
identified with the subculture, and they will promote music perceived
as going well with a toke. Some booths may focus on the music of the
Marleys, The Grateful Dead, Snoop Dogg and other Rap musicians, Louis
Armstrong and famous Jazz musician users, and more.

Clothing
and Souvenirs: Bob Marley introduced the great sound of smoke, but he
also indirectly defined the color scheme of the culture. So, visitors
can browse among thousands of Jamaican themed shirts, hats, and other
clothing lines.

If
you want something different, there are always the colorful tie-dyed
looks in shirts, dresses, skirts, and more. Still other shoppers go for
anything green in clothing, accessories, and collectables.

Vendor
Booths: Cannabis businesses are making their presence felt in bigger
and more dramatic ways. Expos are fundamentally trade shows, so you’ll
find every aspect of the industry represented.

Booths
will promote their farms and seeds. Distributors and dispensaries will
trade information. Lighting and irrigation contractors will demonstrate
products. As the businesses pocket more revenue, they will invest more
in their inventive and attractive marketing presentations.

The
huge variety of goods will open your eyes to plant heritage, breeding,
cultivation, storage, smoking, marketing, tools, processing, organics,
and a great deal more. For instance, exhibitors at CannaGrow Expothis year include Grotech Systems, Sylvania Lighting Solutions, Hydrobuilder, Mad Farmer, and many others.

Smoking Marijuana: In
most cases, you won’t find guests smoking because the facility is
nonsmoking and/or because the law forbids. What you will find are a lot
of amiable people willing to chat, compare notes, and create social
circles for the evening. Where weather invites as it will in California,
you’ll find smokers and drum circles in any nearby green space.

What’s coming?

Those
states that recently approved marijuana possession and use will
celebrate their freedoms this year. That presents concerns that some
attendees will abuse the rights. So, you may see self-policing. After
all, in some cases, the legalization passed by slim margins, and no one
is game for upsetting the status quo.

You
may also be surprised at hangers on. While the business interests seek
to throw entertaining and informative events, you’ll find
representatives of every fringe interest group piggybacking on the
cannabis culture.

Marijuana expos
as the bomb, more interesting than you think. They’re popping up
everywhere, so check one out soon and bring home a bag of swag.

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